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Convective flight planning with WeatherSpork
There’s no doubt that we are now waist-deep into the warm season where powerful convection is shrinking the airspace that’s available for us to use on any given flight. Check our our latest video that demonstrates how to use WeatherSpork to plan that perfect time to depart when there’s a threat for deep, moist...
Just raised the roof on WeatherSpork!
With WeatherSpork version 4.3.0, you now have the option of selecting FL450 as the upper limit on the clouds and weather display. The upper limit on earlier releases was restricted FL200. This will allow you to see winds (speed and direction) as well as clouds and advisories (G-AIRMETs and SIGMETs) that extend higher in...
Thunderstorms a threat? Use WeatherSpork to plan your departure, Part 1
It’s that time of the year again. Snow is finally beginning to melt in the northern tier of states and temps in the deep south are topping 90 degrees on a regular basis. Moreover, G-AIRMETs for for airframe ice begin to morph into convective SIGMETs. WeatherSpork is your best tool to find that perfect...
A shortcut from the Route Profile to Airports view
In WeatherSpork we will be adding a number of shortcuts to cut down on the number of clicks or taps needed to navigate to other important guidance within the app. Here’s a video that demonstrates one such shortcut to get to the Airports view for a specific station identified as a fly-by airport in...
Datalink weather: Choices and capabilities
Check out this new AOPA video featuring CFI and former NWS research meteorologist, Scott Dennstaedt...
WeatherSpork’s simple design
WeatherSpork has a very elegant and simple design that is mission-oriented. Even for the most technically-challenged pilot it will only take you a few minutes to harness its true power. Furthermore, it’s designed to be nearly identical across platforms with very few exceptions. So once you learn how to use the app on one platform, you...